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With a win he'd certainly be right up there but a lot is riding on the Machinda/Hendo fight. If Hendo wins he'll get the next shot. If Machida finishes Hendo, he could get a re-match. I wouldn't mind seeing Gustafsson fight Texeira should Glover get passed Rampage for the next #1 cotender fight. Jones' isn't fighting until April and then after that likely wont fight again until sometime between July-Sept at the earliest so even with a win, Gustaffson is likely looking at least one more fight.

What BJ should be doing is taking all of this motivation and applying it to making a run in the division he's actually had sustained success in, especially now that Edgar is currently out of the picture. Instead he's trying to get back at GSP in some way by beating up his protege. I hope he get's beat down again and realizes he's not a Welterweight.

I think he's the guy Nick Diaz should fight at WW when Diaz is off suspension though. That would make for an exceptional non-title fight co-main event, as far as drawing power goes.

BJ already got beat up by Nick, why would we want to see that again?

As far as Nick goes, I think there are 3 fights that make sense for him(should he not get an immediate title shot against GSP as some want). Koscheck, Hendricks or MacDonald, assuming he beats BJ. Could probably throw Condit in there as well.

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Or, he should retire.

If he loses, and loses badly, I expect he probably will. He was already semi-retired when he took the fight.

Davis didn't take him to school. He failed on about 6 takedown attempts and gained dominant position through one takedown and one Gus takedown, which he had no business doing.

Let's see, since that fight, one has taken quite a tumble and the other has skyrocketed. I wonder why this is happening.

Quite a tumble? He lost one fight and it was to the second or third best guy in the division. He finished Gustafsson in the first round. This is exactly the lack of credit that is normal for Davis and I don't get it.

Quite a tumble? He lost one fight and it was to the second or third best guy in the division. He finished Gustafsson in the first round. This is exactly the lack of credit that is normal for Davis and I don't get it.

He got absolutely man handled by a wrestler, which is key to Davis winning. If he can't hang with Evans' wrestling, he can't hang with Jones' either. That's where the confidence goes.

I like how people are so eager to give Gustafsson a title shot but scoff at Phil Davis getting one. Davis took him to school, and with a win over Griffin should be higher in the pecking order.

He should be higher in the pecking order because he beat Gustafsson over two years ago? That's probably the only thing he has over Gustafsson right now.

Neither guy deserves a title shot right now but if they win their upcoming fights, they'll be in the conversation. If Gustafsson beats Shogun, he'll be on a six fight winning streak with wins over Shogun, Silva, Matyushenko, Hamill, Te-Huna, and Diabate. If Davis beats Forrest, he'll be on a two fight winning streak with wins over Forrest and Prado.

Davis has that win over Gustafsson on his resume but IMO that's not a factor here because it happened so long ago. But even if you do factor that in, what Gustafsson has done recently is still more impressive. Assuming Davis wins his next fight, I think he would still have to beat Gustafsson (again) or beat a top 5 or 10 guy to jump ahead of Gustafsson. Forrest isn't in the top 10 anymore and Shogun is top 5. Davis only has that one loss on his record and it was against one of the best LHWs in the UFC but he hasn't beaten a top guy yet.

They offered Shogun the Jones fight before Belfort and Chael so obviously they have him ranked higher than those guys. Chael might be getting the title shot but you can't put him in the top five since he hasn't fought in that division in years.

He should be higher in the pecking order because he beat Gustafsson over two years ago? That's probably the only thing he has over Gustafsson right now.

Neither guy deserves a title shot right now but if they win their upcoming fights, they'll be in the conversation. If Gustafsson beats Shogun, he'll be on a six fight winning streak with wins over Shogun, Silva, Matyushenko, Hamill, Te-Huna, and Diabate. If Davis beats Forrest, he'll be on a two fight winning streak with wins over Forrest and Prado.

Davis has that win over Gustafsson on his resume but IMO that's not a factor here because it happened so long ago. But even if you do factor that in, what Gustafsson has done recently is still more impressive. Assuming Davis wins his next fight, I think he would still have to beat Gustafsson (again) or beat a top 5 or 10 guy to jump ahead of Gustafsson. Forrest isn't in the top 10 anymore and Shogun is top 5. Davis only has that one loss on his record and it was against one of the best LHWs in the UFC but he hasn't beaten a top guy yet.

They offered Shogun the Jones fight before Belfort and Chael so obviously they have him ranked higher than those guys. Chael might be getting the title shot but you can't put him in the top five since he hasn't fought in that division in years.

I don't agree with everything, but I agree that Davis and Gustafsson probably both need another fight. Doubt they fight each other though since they train together I believe, although it would make the most sense timing wise.

I don't agree with everything, but I agree that Davis and Gustafsson probably both need another fight.

They likely won't have a choice either, unless they want to wait for close to a year. Most likely the winner of Hendo/Machida will be getting the next title shot and if that's the case then Jon Jones' schedule is likely filled for the next 10+ months.